Digging for Diamonds

What is hidden always shapes what we can see. In this book, Cathy Madavan encourages us to dig deeper and discover more of the life-transforming treasures of our identity, strength, character and purpose that God has already placed within us – right where we are.

I’m so tired with ‘perfect’. Perfect homes. Perfect thighs. Perfect lifestyles. Perfect hair. What I want to know is who actually decided that perfect was the standard we should be aspiring to anyway? And is this quest for fantasy-style living…

Since it is the season of good intentions and new resolutions, as well as announcing the annual diet (sigh), why not also decide upon the direction of your heart and mind in the days ahead? At the start of this…

So you’re no Michelangelo with a paintbrush or Banksy with a spray can. That’s fine. But that doesn’t mean you have no creative ability. In the book Digging for Diamonds, I dedicated a chapter to uncovering more of our creative…

This August I unplugged. No social media. No email. No messages (well, almost…). It was all rather quiet. Those five-minute gaps where I would normally reach for my phone or my iPad, were instead filled with nothing. My usual diet…

It’s probably no surprise to you – but I aint no stereotypical pastor’s wife. I’ve never arranged a flower in my life. I get palpitations when people cry about stuff. I am not even any good at refreshments – I…

Yeah, yeah, I know. According to those adverts we are all completely worth it. You apparently deserve some hair dye. So knock yourself out. But what do we really think we are worth? I mean, really? In the first chapter…